Warneton

Warneton (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Bounding communes and places

• Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
• Comines, east
• Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
• Deûlémont, southwest

History

The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.

Heraldry

Population

Points of interest

• A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.

People

• Saint John of Warneton

References

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